While looking through the PLSN website I found an interesting article about a wash light by Vari-Lite. It is called the VLX Wash and it is being used for the televised sporting competition on MTV called Bellator. According to the article this light has some unique characteristics for television.
The VLX Wash light is being used as a wash fixture for the sports event. More precisely it is being used for the main light source for the broadcasts. The light can be mixed to have any color temperature. According to the Vari-Lite website the temperature on the VLX3 Wash which is comparable to the VLX Wash can dial from 3000ºK to 9000ºK. This is very useful for television cameras and their engineers.
The light source in the fixture is LED. The article says that the VLX Wash merges the colors completely before the light exits the fixture. The Vari-Lite site says that the color mixing is free from color shadowing found in typical LED lights. This is another advantage when used with television cameras and multiple fixtures. When the wash is dialed into full wash, or from a 15º beam to a 55º beam, the color temperature in the field is consistent, helping video engineers. Automated lights tend to not have even fields when light level is considered. The VLX Wash gives a flatter field from the center to the edge of the beam.
Finally, the Vari-Lite site had some interesting figures on the VLX3 Wash. This is not the same as the VLX Wash talked about in the PLSN article, but it is comparable. The site says that the LED chips last for 10,000 hours at a guaranteed 70% output level. That is really nice for lamp replacement, maintenance and for rental houses. It also has the typical pan and tilt control found in other moving lights, and is of course uses the DMX512 protocol.
The following URL is to the PLSN article described above.
http://www.plsn.com/news/21-news/8194-vlx-wash-enters-the-cage-on-mtvs-bellator.html
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